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Showing 23812390 of 47938 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 15 December 2010 · Cass. 1re civ. 5 December 1995 · Cass. 3e civ. 5 December 1984 · Cass. 3e civ. 24 September 2008 · Cass. 3e civ. 30 January 2020 · Cass. 3e civ. 10 December 1986 · Cass. com. 4 June 1996 · Cass. 3e civ. 27 February 1991

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Offences committed by a person other than the employer or his representative.

Article R4741-5

…opinions during meetings of the college or sanctioning or dismissing them, in breach of article L. 4532-11 ; 2° Failure to mention in subcontracting contracts the obligation to participate in an inte…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Classes of affected parts

Article R626-55

…icate by electronic means. Subject to the provisions of this section, the provisions of sub-section 5 of section 4 of Chapter IV of Title I of Book VIII shall apply. The use of these electronic commun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reporting requirements for therapeutic education programmes

Article R1161-5

…g it. The Director General of the Regional Health Agency may impose an administrative fine of up to 30,000 euros on the coordinator, under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures defined…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Execution of measures

Article R15-33-53

…r his permit, he will be given a receipt. When the provisions of the second paragraph of article R. 15-33-41, in exchange for his or her licence, the person concerned shall be issued with a certificat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for selecting health care organisations

Article R6113-54

…each field of activity on which a study is to be carried out, a call for applications no later than 30 June of the year preceding that in which the study data are collected. The call for applications…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Definitions.

Article R5221-5

The definitions given in 1°, 3°, 4° and 5° of Article R. 5211-4 are applicable to in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-5-1

By way of derogation fromarticle 371-1 of the Civil Code, nurses may dispense with obtaining the consent of the holder(s) of parental authority for decisions to be taken when preventive action, screen…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Tourist facilities.

Article L342-5

When contracts signed before 10 January 1985 are extended or revised, they must be brought into line with the provisions of this section. The conditions for the application of this section shall be de…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-15-1

Implementation of the procedure provided for in this section does not prevent the Public Prosecutor from simultaneously issuing a summons to appear in court pursuant to Article 390-1. The referral to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIVc: Victim support office

Article 706-15-4

A victim support office shall be set up in each judicial court, the composition, tasks and operating procedures of which shall be specified by decree..

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